Content guide
Mild — okay from about 10+
Abbott Elementary S1 E4, “New Tech”, scores 2/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 10+. When a new computer program is introduced at Abbott, Janine is excited to finally help Barbara with something; Barbara is reluctant to accept change and finds herself in a tricky situation; Melissa surprises Jacob.
Across the episode we counted 2 flagged moments in 1 themes: Violence & injury (2). Every moment below is either a direct quote from the episode transcript or a short description of what happens on screen, so you can decide before you press play.
Parents need to know
Age 10+Violence, mild language, mild violence in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Abbott Elementary S1 E4, "New Tech", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for philadelphia public-school mockumentary — workplace jokes and innuendo, milder than The Office. Scores low: the strongest thing we found is violence & injury (joke or passing mention, implied). Violence is mild but includes Like, you want to run up the Rocky steps, but you can't take a punch in the face. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. Every flagged moment below is a direct quote from the transcript or a short description of what happens on screen.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Violence & injury 2 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Abbott Elementary S1 E4:
- Like, you want to run up the Rocky steps, but you can't take a punch in the face.
- I can take a punch in the face.
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